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1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Visions of the possible -- Why is this so hard? -- Making relationships a cultural priority -- Creating relationship-rich classrooms -- Rich relationships everywhere -- Mentoring conversations -- Conclusion : the future is relationship rich -- Postscript in a pandemic. |
| Summary |
"The coauthors argue that the best undergraduate education is one that brings students into sustained relationships with peers, faculty, staff, and other mentors. The coauthors illustrate that relationship-rich environments can and do exist for students at all types of institutions, not just elite ones. Students learn best in an environment of high expectation and high support, and all faculty and staff can learn to teach and work in ways that enable relationship-based education"-- Provided by publisher. |
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What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple: human relationships. Decades of research demonstrate the transformative potential and the lasting legacies of a relationship-rich college experience. Critics suggest that to build connections with peers, faculty, staff, and other mentors is expensive and only an option at elite institutions where instructors have the luxury of time with students. But in this revelatory book brimming with the voices of students, faculty, and staff from across the country, Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert argue that relationship-rich environments can and should exist for all students at all types of institutions. In Relationship-Rich Education, Felten and Lambert demonstrate that for relationships to be central in undergraduate education, colleges and universities do not require immense resources, privileged students, or specially qualified faculty and staff. All students learn best in an environment characterized by high expectation and high support, and all faculty and staff can learn to teach and work in ways that enable relationship-based education. Emphasizing the centrality of the classroom experience to fostering quality relationships, Felten and Lambert focus on students' influence in shaping the learning environment for their peers, as well as the key difference a single, well-timed conversation can make in a student's life. They also stress that relationship-rich education is particularly important for first-generation college students, who bring significant capacities to college but often face long-standing inequities and barriers to attaining their educational aspirations. Drawing on nearly 400 interviews with students, faculty, and staff at 29 higher education institutions across the country, Relationship-Rich Education provides readers with practical advice on how they can develop and sustain powerful relationship-based learning in their own contexts. Ultimately, the book is an invitationâe"and a challengeâe"for faculty, administrators, and student life staff to move relationships from the periphery to the center of undergraduate education. |
| Biography |
Peter Felten is the executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, the assistant provost for teaching and learning, and a professor of history at Elon University. He is the coauthor of Transforming Students: Fulfilling the Promise of Higher Education ; Leo M. Lambert is a professor of education and president emeritus of Elon University, where he served as president from 1999 to 2018. Felten and Lambert are coauthors of The Undergraduate Experience: Focusing Institutions on What Matters Most. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. |
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United States. |
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Interaction analysis in education.
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Interaction analysis in education. |
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College teaching -- United States.
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College teaching. |
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College students -- United States -- Psychology.
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College students. |
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Psychology. |
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Teacher-student relationships -- United States.
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Teacher-student relationships. |
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Communication in higher education -- United States.
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Communication in higher education. |
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College student development programs -- United States.
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College student development programs. |
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College students -- Psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Lambert, Leo M., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Felten, Peter. Relationship-rich education. Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020] 9781421439365 (DLC) 2020002995 (OCoLC)1141983268 |
| ISBN |
9781421439372 (electronic book) |
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1421439379 (electronic book) |
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9781421439365 (hardcover) |
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1421439360 (hardcover) |
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